Peaty Scotch for my dad's birthday

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Peaty Scotch for my dad's birthday

My dad's birthday is coming up and I want to get him a nice bottle of scotch. He doesn't usually like spirits but he was recently gifted a bottle of Laphroaig quarter cask and absolutely loves it. I've been looking at some of the more heavy handed scotches out there and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I've been thinking about either Compass Box's Peat Monster, Coal Ila, and Lagavulin 12 year old but am open other ideas.

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How to Make a Scotch Blossom

Michael Cecconi is the former mixologist at New York’s Back Forty; he's currently the head bartender at San Francisco's Two Sisters Bar and Books, and teaches at the Institute of Culinary Education. Here he shares a quick summertime drink idea, called a Scotch Blossom: 2 ounces of Scotch, 1 ounce of honey simple syrup, 1 ounce of lime juice, 4 to 8 mint leaves, and ice. Shake vigorously, add soda water, and enjoy.